USGS Streamgage 09065100
Cross Creek near Minturn, CO
Cross Creek near Minturn, CO is USGS streamgage 09065100 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010003. It drains a watershed of about 34 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1956. Typical flow runs near 97.8 cfs in July and 19.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 34 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 7,990 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010003
- Coordinates
- 39.56829, -106.41243
- USGS site number
- 09065100
- Records begin
- 1956-10-01 (70 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 70 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.4 | 3.7 | 7.3 | |
| February | 1.4 | 3.4 | 6.2 | |
| March | 1.9 | 4.4 | 10.4 | |
| April | 7.4 | 19.5 | 47.2 | |
| May | 47.1 | 111.1 | 230.4 | |
| June | 119.3 | 237.3 | 403 | |
| July | 40.7 | 97.8 | 258.6 | |
| August | 13.1 | 31.4 | 83.1 | |
| September | 8.3 | 15.8 | 39.3 | |
| October | 5.1 | 10.9 | 26.8 | |
| November | 3.5 | 7.5 | 12.8 | |
| December | 2.1 | 5 | 8.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).